Action Cult Classic

Inside Japan's toughest women's prison, outnumbered guards face ruthless inmates and rising desires.

CHAIN GANG GIRLS

2008 · 1h 15m · NR · Action · IMDB TMDB

In Japan’s toughest maximum-security female prison, the inmates outnumber the guards by 100 to one, and if Prisoner 42 hopes to survive her sentence she needs to stay clear of the vicious guards and the even more dangerous prisoners.

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What is Chain Gang Girls about?

Chain Gang Girls is a 2008 Japanese action film directed by Sasuke Sasuga about survival in a maximum-security women's prison where inmates outnumber brutal guards by a hundred to one.

Programmer's Pick

This is women-in-prison cinema with the dial set to ‘maximum security’—and maximum mayhem. The numbers alone make for a powder keg: when the guards are outnumbered one hundred to one, you know things are going to get messy. Who knew prison could be this crowded with attitude?

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Chain Gang Girls plunges viewers into the brutal world of Japan’s most notorious maximum-security female penitentiary. Here, the odds are stacked: the inmates outnumber the guards by a staggering one hundred to one, and the power struggle is as dangerous as it is unpredictable. With ruthless prisoners and sadistic guards clashing at every turn, survival is a daily challenge—especially for Prisoner 42, who must navigate both the hostility of her fellow inmates and the cruelty of those in charge. The film promises a raw look at the explosive dynamics, forbidden desires, and relentless tension that define life behind these locked doors.